Sendmail sending as host.domain.com, I want it to be from just domain.com, How do I configure?

Posted by Jiltin     Tags: 25 June, 2009    1,965 views    (0) Comment

Currently, after I setup the sendmail, the emails are going as user@host.domain.tld (or user@host.domain.com) instead of user@domain.tld (or user@domain.com). How do I configure the sendmail so that the mails reach as user@domain.tld? Answer: Edit /etc/mail/local-host-names or create a /etc/mail/local-host-names if you do not have one Add yourdomain.com like this as your first entry and have the other hosts from the next lines # local-host-names – include all aliases for your machine Read Full Article (Click here)...

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Linux Sendmail automation and Comcast.net, How to setup?

Posted by Jiltin     Tags: , 19 June, 2009    8,268 views    (1) Comment

Did you face this issue “550 5.7.1 [BL21] Connections not accepted from IP addresses on Spamhaus PBL”? Follow the note, you will resolve the issue. I got it working in 10 minutes! Yahoo says (http://help.yahoo.com/l/au/yahoo7/mail/postmaster/550-bl21.html) “In our continuing efforts to protect our users from unsolicited email, Yahoo! Mail does not accept SMTP connections from dynamic or residential IP addresses, as determined by the Spamhaus PBL. If you are seeing this Read Full Article (Click here)...

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sendmail: Introduction and Configuration – A step by step guide for those of you configuring your first e-mail server

Posted by Jiltin     Tags: 24 February, 2009    8,743 views    (0) Comment

sendmail: Introduction and Configuration – A step by step guide for those of you configuring your first e-mail server Credit: http://www.linuxjournal.com/article/5507 Amazingly Simple for the first time users. Eventhough I setup sendmail many times in my past, I did not setup one last two years. This page was very useful to setup and it started working after going through the document step by step. Hence, I reproduced the page completely. Credit and copyright to Eric Jorn Seneca is a Read Full Article (Click here)...

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Help – Sendmail and spam preventing…

Posted by Jiltin     Tags: , 20 February, 2009    1,823 views    (6) Comment

A feature in the sendmail.cf configuration file for UnixWare sendmail(1M) may be used to prevent your machine from being used as an SMTP mail relay. It prevents spammers from making their mail appear as if it comes from your site. You should turn this feature on in all cases except where unconditional relay capabilities are needed. This feature uses the sendmail check_rcpt ruleset to implement a check during the SMTP dialogue. The RCPT command in SMTP specifies an envelope recipient’s Read Full Article (Click here)...

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Notes on how to turn off sendmail permanently

Posted by Jiltin     Tags: , 4 November, 2008    630 views    (0) Comment

Use the following steps to turn off sendmail permanently chkconfig –help chkconfig version 1.3.8 – Copyright (C) 1997-2000 Red Hat, Inc. This may be freely redistributed under the terms of the GNU Public License. usage:   chkconfig –list [name] chkconfig –add <name> chkconfig –del <name> chkconfig [--level <levels>] <name> <on’off’reset>) chkconfig –list sendmail sendmail        0:off   1:off   Read Full Article (Click here)...

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